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Mars missions image Comet 3I/ATLAS during red planet flyby

Reported by Space | EarthSky

Spacecraft around Mars have caught images of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS as it made a close pass past the red planet. See images here. The post Mars missions image Comet 3I/ATLAS during red planet flyby first appeared on EarthSky....
  • By: Space | EarthSky
  • On: Tue, 07 Oct 2025 23:19 +0000

Tianwen-2 Probe Takes a Selfie with Earth to Mark China's National Day

Reported by Universe Today

The China National Space Administration on Wednesday released a breathtaking image captured by the Tianwen-2 probe, showing the spacecraft and Earth framed together in a "celestial selfie."...
  • By: Matthew Williams (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/houseofwilliams)
  • On: Tue, 07 Oct 2025 23:10 +0000

Comet A6 Lemmon's Encore October Evening Show

Reported by Universe Today

October 2025 may provide a memorable sky scene, as Comet C/2025 A6 Lemmon puts on an encore appearance at dusk. The comet joins Comet R2 SWAN, which slides 0.26 Astronomical Units (AU) past Earth on October 20th. Both are currently fine objects for binocul...
  • By: David Dickinson (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/david-dickinson)
  • On: Tue, 07 Oct 2025 14:00 +0000

An Ultra-Fast Outflow Causes Scientists To Lower Mass Estimates Of The Brighest Quasar In the Universe

Reported by Universe Today

Peering back into the early years of the universe requires scientists to make a lot of assumptions. But sometimes, we get better instruments that then allow them to either confirm or replace those assumptions. That happened recently when it came to our stu...
  • By: Andy Tomaswick (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/andy-tomaswick)
  • On: Tue, 07 Oct 2025 12:33 +0000

Early universe was warmer than expected, new study says

Reported by Space | EarthSky

New data from the Murchison Widefield Array radio telescope reveal that the early universe was warmer than expected during the Epoch of Reionization. The post Early universe was warmer than expected, new study says first appeared on EarthSky....
  • By: Space | EarthSky
  • On: Tue, 07 Oct 2025 11:33 +0000

1st planet orbiting a sunlike star discovered 30 years ago

Reported by Space | EarthSky

On October 6, 1995, astronomers announced the discovery of the first known planet orbiting a distant sunlike star. This planet is known as 51 Pegasi b. The post 1st planet orbiting a sunlike star discovered 30 years ago first appeared on EarthSky....
  • By: Space | EarthSky
  • On: Tue, 07 Oct 2025 10:00 +0000